G'day AT, I took delivery of an LK Chen US Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber a few weeks ago. I haven't had a chance to kill any rampaging pool noodles yet but the edge while not shaving sharp easily passes the "paper" test and is consistent along the whole length of the blade. A lot to like and very little to complain about. Some minor scratches on the scabbard that should polish out and the box it was shipped in didn't offer a lot of protection for the hilt but it arrived undamaged. Worth the money and as usual LK's customer service was great. Something the larger sword companies should take note of.

Even without being a full review this was enough info to let me know I want this sword. Nice work sir!

I'm glad I found your channel few days ago. I like your type of content!

you have one hell of a backyard view!

Great overview! And take care of that shoulder!

Very nice blade! I do wish there was some mark on the blade to prevent artificially aged “antiques”.

Would love to see a review of a valiant armoury sword

torn between this and the munich

@alientude: Thanks for another great review - even though you ran out of time and the sword was recalled sooner than expected, the review is very informative. I had a bad experience with this sword manufacturer which resulted in the sword being returned due to its apparent poor quality. Interestingly, Interestingly, LK Chen released its Oxtail Broadsword. I remember you reviewed this model from Hanwei and I was wondering if you are planning to review the same model from LK Chen and compare the two.

Did you happen to take your usual measurements while you had this in hand? I'd really like to be able to do a detailed comparison with the Windlass version.

I kinda want the 1796, but I live in France so maybe the 1860 US would be less offensive.

Nice video and saber :) if anyone would like to hear about the great history polish saber .... szablotłuk polski

Interesting peice 🤘 its really cool that they put so much effort and attention to into the scabbard. For my money i think im still going get a WL 1796. Even if the scabbard stinks(literally) lol forgive me if I just didn't pay enough attention but what is the price tag?

Just a note: historically, if you want this to be a Civil War saber, then order it blunt, then only sharpen the top 1/3 of the blade, leave the rest blunt! This is because on the real thing, they found out the woolen uniforms worn by both sides actually did a good job of protecting the soldiers against slashing attacks so the saber eventually was designed to crush, not slash and in the off chance, to pierce. So, the blade not being that sharp is actually historically accurate! 2:16, him talk about the tip forward weight enunciate this point. This thing is a “hacker”, and later, a “crusher”, not really designed to slash or pierce.

Any time its sheathed and unsheathed from that scabbard it dulls the blade. Unless theres something that prevents the edge from dragging on the metal that you didn't mention.

Personally, I like my sabres to rattle a bit...

Im waiting Heavy Cavalry saber 1860 from Cold steel.What You think about this saber please?

looks more like an 1840 model